Hey guys, im new the forum and in some respects, new to home recording. I currently am using a PC with a Presonus Firebox and Cubase LE 4. For guitars im using a Line 6 Pocket Pod (which i cant seem to get a tone im really happy with) but at least it allows me to track in an apartment at 3am. If you guys can point me in the direction of a good amp modeling device (i'd prefer external to save cpu room) that would be better than a pocket pod i'd appreciate it.
My real question tho is what is a good drum program to create drum parts with? I currently am using Beatcraft by Acoustica. I downloaded a big collection of samples from this forum, Sneap samples + a bunch extra. The problem though for me is that this program is separate from my DAW (in this case, Cubase). So i end up having to solo and bounce out each part of the kit (kick, snare, hats, etc.) seperately into wav files and then import them into Cubase so i have control over each part of the kit. Otherwise, i can just mixdown all the drums to one drum track and load it that way but then i cant make adjustments to particular parts of the kit. I've noticed some people using EZ drummer and other things. Beatcraft just seems so tedious, i feel like there has to be something easier to use out there that is affordable. I am not recording real drums, this is for demoing ideas (however i do want it to sound as good as possible) and money is a factor. I cant spend $600 on Kontact or anything like that. But maybe $200 i could swing at some point.
Does anyone have pros/cons to what programs they feel would best suit what im trying to achieve given my setup? I thnk i've seen somewhere you can create drums in Cubase but that elludes me and i dont have any midi devices as of yet (tho i plan on getting a keyboard in the near future).
My real question tho is what is a good drum program to create drum parts with? I currently am using Beatcraft by Acoustica. I downloaded a big collection of samples from this forum, Sneap samples + a bunch extra. The problem though for me is that this program is separate from my DAW (in this case, Cubase). So i end up having to solo and bounce out each part of the kit (kick, snare, hats, etc.) seperately into wav files and then import them into Cubase so i have control over each part of the kit. Otherwise, i can just mixdown all the drums to one drum track and load it that way but then i cant make adjustments to particular parts of the kit. I've noticed some people using EZ drummer and other things. Beatcraft just seems so tedious, i feel like there has to be something easier to use out there that is affordable. I am not recording real drums, this is for demoing ideas (however i do want it to sound as good as possible) and money is a factor. I cant spend $600 on Kontact or anything like that. But maybe $200 i could swing at some point.
Does anyone have pros/cons to what programs they feel would best suit what im trying to achieve given my setup? I thnk i've seen somewhere you can create drums in Cubase but that elludes me and i dont have any midi devices as of yet (tho i plan on getting a keyboard in the near future).
